Real estate | 6 March, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Liebrecht & wooD to expand resi project near Bucharest
Liebrecht & wooD will kick off this summer the construction of the second phase of its residential complex near Bucharest.
Liebrecht & wooD will kick off this summer the construction of the second phase of its residential complex near Bucharest.
Romania is preparing for a wave of new hotel openings in 2025-2026, solidifying its position as an attractive tourist destination in CEE, according to a report by Colliers.
Companies in IT, manufacturing, industry, and the medical and pharmaceutical sectors were the most active in Romania's office rental market over the past five years, generating over half of the demand for new space.
Garanti BBVA has announced a long-term financing agreement of €10 million for the development of the National Golf & Country Club, a project developed by DM Sport & Energy that is located in Dâmbovița County, less than 37 km north of Bucharest.
37,752 round trips are made annually to transport physical documents between commune and prefecture halls just for the approval of a local council decision.
Netherlands-based CCP Cooperatief has made its first investment in Romania through a phased acquisition of a logistics complex in Ștefăneștii de Jos, near Bucharest, in a deal worth around €7.5 million.
Hagag Development Europe is preparing to reopen the Știrbei Palace on Calea Victoriei, in H2 2025, as a luxury department store.
The Timișoara City Hall recently approved the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for a new urban regeneration project by Țiriac Imobiliare, owned by Romanian billionaire Ion Țiriac.
Local residential developer Impact Developer & Contractor recorded a net individual profit of around €17 million in 2024, double compared to the previous year. At the group level, the consolidated net profit was €12 million, also double compared to 2023.
The United States is Romania's second-largest non-EU trading partner, after the United Kingdom.
In addition to the IFC's contribution, the AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) will invest an equivalent amount, bringing the total value of the bond issue to €200 million.
One United Properties and Tomcat Hospitality have teamed to launch Marketta Food Hall, which is set to become the biggest food hall in Eastern Europe.
Property investor and asset manager Solida Capital has purchased the office project Victoria Center in Bucharest from Manova Partners, marking its first transaction in Romania and strategic expansion into CEE. The deal value was not made public.
Industrial developer Global Vision has announced the appointment of Antoanela Comșa as Deputy CEO.
Western European investors have been the most active buyers of real estate assets in Romania over the past five years, making placements of €1.75 billion, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Romania's housing market faced a significant imbalance in 2024, with new home deliveries falling 15% nationwide and over 20% in Bucharest, while demand rose by 7%, finds a Colliers report.
Excluding the mega-transactions (with values of more than €500 million), the average transaction value was € 34 million in 2024, compared to €25 million in 2023.
The real estate and construction sector was the most active in terms of the number of M&A transactions in Romania during 2024, accounting for 28% of the total market, which reached an estimated value of between €5.7 and €6.1 billion.
Industrial developer CTP has announced the expansion of its collaboration with freight transport manager Delamode in CTPark Bucharest industrial park.
With 138 deal announcements in 2024, Romania has seen a 6% increase in deal volume from the previous year.
PPC Blue, the electric mobility division of the PPC Group in Romania, has acquired the Hermes Flow network with 116 charging points to expand its national infrastructure.
Romania's consolidated general budget recorded a deficit of €21.8 billion (RON 108.87 billion) in the first ten months of 2025, representing 5.72% of GDP. This marks a decrease of €110 million compared to the same period in 2024, when the deficit stood at 6.22% of GDP.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is participating in a €43 million loan by Raiffeisen Bank Romania to Altex Romania, the country's leading electro-IT retailer.
Romanian entrepreneurial group Agroland, active in retail, agribusiness, food production and animal nutrition, continues its expansion strategy by opening two new stores in Mega format in Odorheiu Secuiesc and Orăștie. With these openings, the Mega network reaches 36 units nationwide.
Although heat pump technology for heating and cooling is increasingly present in public discussions, the actual level of knowledge and usage remains low in Romania, according to research conducted for the despre-energie.ro platform, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.